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Clear and Present Dudes: A Thriller Movies PodcastUnstoppable (2010)SCOTTOBERFEST 2025! These DUDES are TRAIN DUDES! This week we conclude this year's SCOTTOBERFEST with his final movie, Unstoppable. Starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine, this movie asks - what if a train GOT AWAY? and WHO could stop it? It's phenomenal. There are no spies in it. We discuss all matters train, such as the Tyne and Wear Metro Musical, and what the thing that goes between the cars is called.Keywords: KeywordsUnstoppable, Tony Scott, Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, movie analysis, train disaster, action film, Tom Clancy, cinematic style, character development...
2025-10-242h 07
Clear and Present Dudes: A Thriller Movies PodcastCrimson Tide (1995)SCOTTOBERFEST - Crimson Tide (1995)Dive stations, Dudes! In this episode, Mike, Ruari and Saanje plunge into the 1995 Tony Scott thriller Crimson Tide. They navigate the film’s torpedo-loaded themes of leadership under pressure, toxic command culture, and what happens when two men with nuclear launch keys start arguing about Clausewitz and Lipizzaner stallions.The hosts dissect the clash between Captain Ramsey (Gene Hackman) and Lt. Cdr. Hunter (Denzel Washington) — a philosophical showdown that’s equal parts “ethics seminar” and “angry dad energy.” They unpack how Crimson Tide turns a confined submarine into a boiling cauldron of pride, prot...
2025-10-102h 03
Clear and Present Dudes: A Thriller Movies PodcastThree Days of the Condor (1975)In this episode the Dudes aren't spies, we just read books! In this week's thriller movie, Robert Redford is Joe Turner - a CIA analyst who must go on the run when his entire section house is slaughtered out of the blue. Featuring an unnerving Max Von Sydow and a mesmerising Faye Dunaway, Sydney Pollack's 1975 espionage flick Three Days of the Condor was the film that finally ended Jaws' blockbuster run. We delve deep into greyzone warfare, the toxic love affair between Kathy and Joe, and just what is going on with the French hitman Joubert's Warhammer...
2025-09-262h 02
Clear and Present Dudes: A Thriller Movies PodcastFirefox (1982)Explore the espionage and thrill of Clint Eastwood's Firefox in this episode of Clear and Present Dudes. Watch as we strap in and taxi down the runway in our shonky Iranian Qaher F-313 for Clint Eastwood’s 1982 Cold War techno‑thriller action and take to the skies of political intrigue and weird special effects. We follow former USAF pilot Mitchell Gant as the CIA recruits him to infiltrate the Soviet Union and steal the secret, thought‑controlled supersonic fighter plane known as the MiG 31 Firefox — a tense spy mission full of tradecraft, KGB cat‑and‑mouse, and jaw‑tight aerial showdow...
2025-09-122h 07
Clear and Present Dudes: A Thriller Movies PodcastEnemy of the State (1998)Robert Clayton Dean (Will Smith) as an ordinary lawyer who stumbles into a raw, dirty conspiracy after discovering evidence tied to a senator’s murder — and then finds himself hunted by a rogue NSA cell. He reluctantly joins forces with Brill (Gene Hackman), a haunted former operative, and suddenly every camera, cellphone, and piece of data is a weapon.On this episode of Clear and Present Dudes we put on a VPN, stop making calls (even from a payphone), and go deep underground to litigate Tony Scott’s 1998 techno‑paranoia thriller Enemy of the State. We break...
2025-08-292h 15
Clear and Present Dudes: A Thriller Movies PodcastWar of the Worlds (2025)Disclaimer: Due to the setup on this rare in-person recording there are some slight and occasional audio quality issues in the first 20-30 minutes. No one would have believed in the twenty-fifth year of the twenty-first century that this world was being trolled keenly and closely by content slop-making intelligences way way lesser than man's and yet as mortal as his own…In this Very Special Episode we’re calling Clear and Present Brews the dudes are joined by Ruari’s better half Emma and pod in person with some beers to celebra...
2025-08-171h 28
Clear and Present Dudes: A Thriller Movies PodcastStriking Distance (1993)On this episode of Clear and Present Dudes we dive into Bruce Willis’s 1993 river‑bound thriller Striking Distance — a gloriously daft, oddly giallo‑tinged cop movie that somehow rules. We follow former homicide detective‑turned‑river rescue cop Tom Hardy (Willis) as a string of “Polish Hill” murders, a brutal car chase, and the death of his dad (John Mahoney) pull him back into a mess of cops, family loyalties, and one maniacal ex‑partner (a deliciously unhinged Robert Pastorelli), and Tom Sizemore (also unhinged). We break down the movie’s best bits — the raw car chase through Pittsbur...
2025-08-082h 42
Clear and Present Dudes: A Thriller Movies PodcastTom Clancy’s Op Center (1995)If you’ve got a problem, a nobody can help, and if you can find them—maybe you can hire… the Ops Centre. The Dudes get their battle staff on and watch the 1995 TV movie Tom Clancy’s Op Centre. When a rogue KGB Colonel steals three nuclear warheads from a Ukrainian storage facility, it’s up to the National Crisis Management Centre to save the day.In this episode, we present a hilarious deep dive into "Op Centre," a poorly executed Cold War-era military drama inspired by Tom Clancy’s books. We critique everything from the laughably un...
2025-07-232h 18
Clear and Present Dudes: A Thriller Movies PodcastThe Hunt for Red October (1990)On this episode of Clear and Present Dudes we sound “one ping only” and litigate the Tom Clancy adaptation that started it all: The Hunt for Red October. We ride the tension-packed sonar pings with Sean Connery as Marko Ramius, the Lithuanian Soviet submarine commander plotting a daring defection, and Alec Baldwin as the big-screen Jack Ryan whose cold-read of intent might be the only thing standing between peace and nuclear catastrophe.We dig into the submarine action, the shonky accents, Stellan Skarsgård’s wonderfully arrogant turn, and how the film translates Cold War paranoia into claustr...
2025-06-302h 19
Clear and Present Dudes: A Thriller Movies PodcastMeteor (1979)On this episode of Clear and Present Dudes we brace for impact with 1979’s disaster epic Meteor, starring Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Martin Landau, and Henry Fonda as The President. A giant meteor is barreling toward Earth, and the only plan involves space nukes on both sides of the Cold War—so naturally the US and USSR have to learn to cooperate, fast. We break down the film’s earnest doomsday stakes, the chemistry and gravitas of the cast, and the oddly dominant production design choice: a lot of small, very brown rooms where world-saving decisions happen. Tune in as we...
2025-06-282h 48
Clear and Present Dudes: A Thriller Movies PodcastNo Way Out (1987)On this episode of Clear and Present Dudes we navigate the twisting corridors of power in Roger Donaldson's 1987 thriller "No Way Out". We follow Lt. Cdr. Tom Farrell (Kevin Costner) as the DefSec’s mistress is found murdered and he’s suddenly the prime suspect, forcing him into a desperate hunt for the elusive Soviet spy “Yuri.” We dig into the film’s tense atmosphere, Gene Hackman’s cold authority, Will Patton’s menace, and an incredibly weird Sean Young performance that keeps everything off-kilter. Will Tom prove his innocence—or survive long enough to find out? Tune in as we unpack the...
2025-06-282h 43